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How important is undergraduate research compared to grades?
I fluctuate around a 3.0 GPA (got lazy in my first two years), but I've been the sole author of two papers in molecular biology, one on mathematics and a co-author in another paper on genomics (I was lucky enough to get into a lab because I'm one of the few biotech majors in the Dept. of Bio. at my university)
How would grad programs see a mediocre GPA paired with healthy undergrad research credentials?
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>>8976453
Grad schools typically judge you based on your last 60 hours, so you messing around your first two years shouldn't hurt that much, beware of early pruning though, some departments may have a hard cutoff at say 3.5 for you general gpa and then evaluate your last 60 hours and research. Letters of rec are also very important, I should also mention that published research is only as good as the quality of the work, did you publish your work in reputable journals?
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How are you the sole author in 2 two papers if you co authored a paper?
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>>8976458
Not just some, but most departments have a 3.5 cutoff. You can get past it by knowing someone, of course, but good luck sending out anonymous grad applications.
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>>8976453
ALL THAT MATTERS IS RESEARCH
you take CLASSES so you can go up to a professor and say 'hey I should help you research this because a, b, c that I know'
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